Ronnie’s racing romance – and the other side

LEGENDARY horseman Tommy Woodcock, on the right, was Ronnie Parsons’ first employer in the horse racing industry. At left is the New Zealand horse Skint Dip – this photo was taken on Melbourne Cup day 1971, the day Skint Dip ran fourth in the big race, having won the LKS McKinnon Stakes on Derby Day and the Moonee Valley Cup before that.
Chalpat Sonti

THERE’S a well-known saying in the sport of horse racing – there are only two places on Earth where all men are equal, on the turf or under it.

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